ASUS USB 3.1 Type-A vs ASUS USB 3.1 TYPE-A CARD

Comparison of USB 3.1 Type-A, USB 3.1 TYPE-A CARD

14 specifications	A ASUS USB 3.1 Type-AView product	B ASUS USB 3.1 TYPE-A CARDView product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI-X	PCIe
Output interface	USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	3	—Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Black, Silver
Featuresidentical
Data transfer rate (max)Known for one	10 Gbit/s	—Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Win	Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	79.3 mm	79.3 mm
DepthDiffers	73.6 mm	736 mm
Packaging dataidentical
ManualKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
User guideKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Package typeKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Box

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